1 Chronicles 8:16

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ומיכאל וּמִיכָאֵל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מיכאל

Mîykâʼêl

Definition

Mikael, the name of an archangel and of nine Israelites

Root

from H4310 (מי) and (the prefix derivative from) H3588 (כי) and H410 (אל); who (is) like God?;

Exhaustive

from מי and (the prefix derivative from) כי and אל; who (is) like God?; Mikael, the name of an archangel and of nine Israelites; Michael.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4317

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִיכָאֵל

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 844

'who is like God?'. 1. One of the seven archangels or angel-princes. 2. A proper name of men.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִיכָאֵל

proper name • Page 372

(Who is as God) Michael, proper name of one of the seven archangels. (Dan. 10:13, 21; 12:1).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μιχαηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4317:

μιχαηλ 12× (100.0%)

וישפה וְיִשְׁפָּה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ישפה

Yishpâh

Definition

Jishpah, an Israelite

Root

perhaps from H8192 (שפה); he will scratch;

Exhaustive

perhaps from שפה; he will scratch; Jishpah, an Israelite; Ispah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3472

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָשְׁפֵה

noun / masculine • Root ישף • Consonantal / Low • Page 660

Jasper, a very hard half-precious stone which is wrought in order to make jewels and ornaments.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

יָשְׁפֶה

verb • Root ישף • Consonantal / Low • Page 660

To be hard, firm.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H3472:

No stats available

ויוחא וְיוֹחָא

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יוחא

Yôwchâʼ

Definition

Jocha, the name of two Israelites

Root

probably from H3068 (יהוה) and a variation of H2421 (חיה); Jehovah-revived;

Exhaustive

probably from יהוה and a variation of חיה; Jehovah-revived; Jocha, the name of two Israelites; Joha.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3109

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יוֹחָא

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 594

A proper name, meaning 'Yô is living'.

יוֹחָא

noun proper masculine • Root חיה • Strongs / High • Page 595

A proper name, as there was also at a later time a name יְהוֹחַי, from a stem חָיָה to live = חַי. Mentioned in 1 Chr. 8, 16; 11, 45.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H3109:

No stats available

בני בְּנֵי

sons/my son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

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Fürst Lexicon

בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

בריעה בְרִיעָה׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בריעה

Bᵉrîyʻâh

Definition

Beriah, the name of four Israelites

Root

apparently from the feminine of H7451 (רע) with a prepositional prefix; in trouble;

Exhaustive

apparently from the feminine of רע with a prepositional prefix; in trouble; Beriah, the name of four Israelites; Beriah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1283

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בְּרִיעָה

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 278

Beriah (proper name, meaning unfortunate).

Matched via consonantal key only

בְּרִיעָה

noun feminine • Root ברע • Consonantal / Medium • Page 282

gift; proper name of a woman.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּרִיעָה

proper name • Page 115

The proper name of a son of Ephraim.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: βαρια βεριγα βερια

LXX Usage Statistics

H1283:

βαρια 3× (27.1%)

βεριγα 3× (27.1%)

βερια 2× (17.1%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, sons of Beriah;

LITV Translation:
and Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah: